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	Homepage Language Point Quiz Talk Archive Background LISTEN Archive Language Point 1 Describing people To talk about people's appearance or personality you can use: be + adjective Verb: To be Adjective I'm slim He's well-built She's matronly You're handsome We're extroverted They're shy To talk about physical characteristics you can use: have got + (adjective) + noun Verb: Have got (Adjective) + Noun I've got hazel eyes He's got a shaved head She's got gorgeous black hair You've got a five o'clock shadow We've got green eyes They've got long legs Some adjectives have a negative connotation (or feeling) and some are more neutral: Negative Neutral fat plump or large skinny slim spinster single To ask about someone's appearance you can use: do + look like? Verb: To do Look like? What do I look like? do you does he/she/it do they To ask about someone's personality you can use: be + like? Verb: To be Like? What am I like? are you is he/she/it are we are they Vocabulary: a five o'clock shadow: is a kind of beard or moustache (but not a full beard or moustache) that a man gets if he doesn't shave for a day or two matronly (adj): an older woman who is plump bald (adj): a person with no hair. A person can have a shaved head if s/he is bald or if s/he has hair but chooses to shave it off extroverted (adj): a confident person who enjoys being with other people TRAVEL